is it possible or has anyone ever machined pieces out of aluminum? Just curious.https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3349#msg-3349Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:55:19 -0400 Phorum 5.2.22 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3561#msg-3561 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3561#msg-3561 Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumThu, 26 Sep 2019 09:22:49 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3560#msg-3560 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3560#msg-3560 cuervo Handibot ForumThu, 26 Sep 2019 09:09:52 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3559#msg-3559 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3559#msg-3559There are some copper alloys that are better for machining like 145 copper — if you don’t already have the material you plan to cut from.]]> Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumThu, 26 Sep 2019 07:44:50 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3558#msg-3558 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3558#msg-3558 cuervo Handibot ForumWed, 25 Sep 2019 22:37:04 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3521#msg-3521 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3521#msg-3521[www.youtube.com]
security led]]> cuervo Handibot ForumThu, 08 Aug 2019 16:42:58 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3520#msg-3520 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3520#msg-3520 cuervo Handibot ForumThu, 08 Aug 2019 00:54:14 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3519#msg-3519 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3519#msg-3519 cuervo Handibot ForumWed, 07 Aug 2019 16:22:30 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3518#msg-3518 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3518#msg-3518 cuervo Handibot ForumWed, 07 Aug 2019 06:05:00 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3517#msg-3517 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3517#msg-3517Also—how do you have your aluminum mounted? Sometimes when I am cutting aluminum, I’ll use a small vise. I’ll zero the tool off to one side and it will be able to make the plunge. But once I’m over the vise, the aluminum plate behind the router bumps into the jaws of the vise, preventing me from getting low enough.
You could also try shifting the router slightly lower in the bracket. If it continues to stop exactly at the surface even after changing the position of the router in the bracket—that would be very strange.
Feel free to post your sbp file here as well for me to look over.]]> Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumWed, 07 Aug 2019 03:52:39 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3516#msg-3516 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3516#msg-3516 cuervo Handibot ForumWed, 07 Aug 2019 01:10:18 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3507#msg-3507 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3507#msg-3507 Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumMon, 22 Jul 2019 10:11:45 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3506#msg-3506 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3506#msg-3506 cuervo Handibot ForumMon, 22 Jul 2019 01:12:15 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3505#msg-3505 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3505#msg-3505 Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumSun, 21 Jul 2019 10:59:14 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3503#msg-3503 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3503#msg-3503 cuervo Handibot ForumSun, 21 Jul 2019 10:45:16 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3502#msg-3502 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3502#msg-3502(as always, take both sides and find what works for you)
I blow on it with compressed air to both cool and clear the chips.

How much luck you have after proper setup is much to do with the aluminum itself, some formulations do quite well but others gum up horridly making it almost impossible to cut.]]> Mark Evans Handibot ForumSun, 21 Jul 2019 00:12:19 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3500#msg-3500 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3500#msg-3500 Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumSun, 21 Jul 2019 00:01:03 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3498#msg-3498 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3498#msg-3498 cuervo Handibot ForumFri, 19 Jul 2019 01:24:20 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3351#msg-3351 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3351#msg-3351 cuervo Handibot ForumSat, 19 Jan 2019 00:36:22 -0500 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3350#msg-3350 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3350#msg-3350youtu.be]]]> Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumThu, 17 Jan 2019 18:56:48 -0500 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3349#msg-3349 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,3349,3349#msg-3349 cuervo Handibot ForumThu, 17 Jan 2019 18:06:14 -0500